Kyzylkum
LocationKazakhstan/Uzbekistan/Turkmenistan
Area300,000 km2
ContinentAsia
TypeCold winter
About Kyzylkum
The Red Sand desert. The now-shrunk Aral Sea was at its northwest edge. Gold and uranium are mined here. The Saiga antelope migrates through it. Temperatures range from -40C to 50C.
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